Pokola weather in April

In April, Pokola sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 150 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pokola's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pokola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:54 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Pokola is commune in Sangha Department, Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pokola reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
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How April really feels in Pokola

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pokola weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°579.511.94.5
Feb31° / 22°8613.2123.7
Mar31° / 23°14920.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°15020.6123.3
May30° / 23°12221.612.13.5
Jun29° / 22°9918.712.14.2
Jul29° / 22°9518.712.14.3
Aug29° / 22°12923.1123.8
Sep29° / 22°17926.1123.3
Oct29° / 22°20226.8123.2
Nov30° / 22°16322.711.93.5
Dec30° / 22°8313.611.94.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
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112773
122674
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pokola gets around 150 mm of rain over 20.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
668
768
868
969
1069
1169
1269
1369
1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
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2669
2769
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2970
3070

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
69010
79010
89010
99010
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
179010
189010
199010
209010
218911
228911
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248812
258812
268812
278713
288713
298713
308713

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:596:00
212.05:595:59
312.05:585:59
412.05:585:59
512.05:585:59
612.05:575:58
712.05:575:58
812.05:575:58
912.05:565:58
1012.05:565:57
1112.05:565:57
1212.05:555:57
1312.05:555:57
1412.05:555:56
1512.05:545:56
1612.05:545:56
1712.05:545:56
1812.05:535:55
1912.05:535:55
2012.05:535:55
2112.05:535:55
2212.05:525:55
2312.05:525:54
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
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125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pokola?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pokola.

What to pack for Pokola in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Pokola sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pokola in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pokola peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Pokola in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pokola is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1342 µg/m³Sep 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pokola?

Pokola sits at 1.4°N, 16.3°E, 331 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Ouesso, 38 km away.

MakouaImpfondoOwandoNolaBolengeMbandakaYokadouma

Topography around Pokola

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pokola.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pokola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Pokola is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
247 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Ouesso 38 km · Makoua 173 km · Impfondo 195 km · Owando 215 km · Nola 238 km · Bolenge 263 km · Mbandaka 263 km · Yokadouma 274 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Pokola (1.405°, 16.3183°, elevation 331 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).